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Research ArticleORIGINAL RESEARCH

Variations in Receipt of Contraceptives by Insurance Status and Race/Ethnicity

Tsai-Ling Liu, Yhenneko J. Taylor, Johanna Claire Schuch, Lisa Tucker, Kathryn M. Zager and Michael F. Dulin
North Carolina Medical Journal January 2022, 83 (1) 58-66; DOI: https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.83.1.58
Tsai-Ling Liu
Assistant professor, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Yhenneko J. Taylor
Director of health services research and associate professor, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Johanna Claire Schuch
Postdoctoral fellow, Academy for Population Health Innovation, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Lisa Tucker
Pregnancy medical home coordinator, Community Care Partners of Greater Mecklenburg, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Kathryn M. Zager
Social research specialist, UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Michael F. Dulin
Professor, Academy for Population Health Innovation, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina.
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